Look closely: Steem has started to grow again while hive is in decline. Only by little but it's there.
And quite honestly I'm not surprised. As soon as I heard of the “airdrop” blacklist I knew that Hive is off to bad start and my initial enthusiasm disappeared.
Both chains have blacklists, both chains have confiscated funds — where is the difference? The funds aren't safu on either chain.
I lost interest and now make less than a posting per month on either chain and I will never buy any more STEEM or HIVE. I delegated most of my VESTS to @project.hope for some passive income as I'm not a panic seller.